Hoole Roundabout October 2012

October 2012 Issue 53
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Inside this month: Christmas lights appeal, Transplant patients medal success, Park vandalism, Lifestyle with Marie Claire Carlyle, financial column and whats on.
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WELL DonE to Carla Phillips who has won multiple medals in the British Transplant Games. You can read more on page 30. There is also news of vandalism at Hooles parks, details of a homelessness hostel, Hoole Rangers, news of the Christmas lights switch on and a talk on Hoole history as well as the Backyard column with Andy Medcraft, lifestyle with Marie-Claire Carlyle, Jonathan Seddons financial feature and Thought for the Month with Andy Glover. You can also catch up with the latest from Hoole at our website www.hooleroundabout.com
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Neighbours upset over plans for hostel for the homeless near Hoole
PLANS to put a homelessness hostel near Hoole have been met with big opposition. Cheshire West and Chester Council wants to locate the 36-bed facility at Richmond Court, in Boughton. The council has decided to launch a threemonth consultation following concerns among local residents on both sides of the canal. Residents will have the opportunity to find out more about the Councils approach to homelessness and the services to be provided at the new centre. The consultation will also provide information and seek views on building design, security and how services will be managed. In addition to a range of written information there will be literature, local drop-in sessions, opportunities for study visits and other events run by the consultation team throughout the 12-week period. Cllr Brenda Dowding said: When setting out our vision for the new service we were looking to put each individual at the heart of provision, increasing and tailoring support to help more people permanently back into settled accommodation. The accommodation includes bringing Richmond Court into use as a modern centre that will provide high quality, wellmanaged services based on a clear understanding of the problems, needs and aspirations of people who suffer homelessness. It is clearly essential that information about the services to be provided from the centre, and issues concerning building design, service management and the role of Richmond Court in the local community, should be fully understood and accepted by all involved. We hope residents will get involved and have their say on all aspects of this project - which has been set up to change the way we work with this vulnerable client group for the better. The consultation will be fully documented in a report, which will be published as a public document.
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Crimes reported to police in the Hoole area recently include the following: l Kingsway The front passenger window was smashed on a parked car. l Hoole Lane A Boardman street racing bike with distinctive mountain bike style handles was stolen from a garden shed. l Ermine Road A thief stole a Voodoo mountain bike from the back yard.
Couples diamond days
Hoole couple Ted and Gladys Doughty have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. They married at All Saints Church in 1952, Ted worked for British Rail and Gladys was a dinner lady at All Saints Infant School.
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ALExAnDRA Park and the nearby Coronation Playing Fields in Hoole have been the subject of a sustained vandal attack over a recent 14 day period.
The football changing rooms at Coronation Fields were targeted when vandals broke in through the roof using an axe. There was considerable damage to the roof and inside the building, with toilets, wash basins and showers damaged. Only last year Cheshire West and Chester Council funded a 10,000 refurbishment scheme after a similar attack. The Chester and District Football League is helping to put right the recent vandalism whilst the roof has been repaired by the Council. Confronted In Alexandra Park toilets were damaged. A cistern was ripped off a wall, handles removed from toilets, one toilet bowl lifted off its fittings and excrement was smeared on the walls of the gents toilets. One vandal continued to smash a sink drainage pipe when he was confronted by a park user.
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The toilets have now been refurbished by the Council. The Veterans Hut door had been boarded up because it had been smashed, as well as the windows, and vandals gained entry by breaking through a wall. The Council is working with Police and also Council patrols have been stepped up in the park at night. Councillor Stuart Parker, Executive Member for Culture and Recreation said: This wide spread destruction has left many people who use the Park and Coronation Playing Fields angry and heartbroken. Why carry out such senseless acts? The vandals have got to remember that they are hurting their own community who are now suffering because of their wanton actions. If anyone has information they should contact Police as quickly as possible. Police Inspector Kevin Chambers said: Cheshire Police will not tolerate mindless acts of vandalism such as this. We understand that antisocial behaviour and vandalism can have a profound effect upon our communities and residents, and we will do all we can to act on reports of such criminality and gather an intelligence picture to bring to justice those who commit this type of offence.
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Local Councillor Alex Black said: This destruction has got to stop and if park users see anything suspicious they should immediately call Police because this trail of destruction must come to an end. The toilets were left in a disgusting state of disrepair. They have now been put right but sadly for now can only be used by organised groups, such as bowls players, who will be given keys so that they can use the facilities. Pride Added local Councillor Bob Thompson: This sustained attack has affected everyone who takes pride in and enjoys this wonderful park and nearby Coronation Playing Fields. It is extremely sad that the Veterans Hut has been a target for the vandalism. And it is not only the smashed windows and graffiti outside - they were determined to get inside the building as well. And it must not be forgotten that the Councils repair bill will ultimately be paid by Council taxpayers. Members of the Chester and District Football League are rallying round to help repair the changing rooms. Paul Graham, Secretary of Chester and District Football League said: The damage is absolutely appalling and totally mindless. League members are working together to repair the inside of the Coronation Playing
Fields building. Some of our members are plumbers and builders in their day jobs, so we have the skills needed to make sure the changing rooms are up and running in the next few weeks. Added Councillor Parker: This is a great example of the Council and the community working together to defeat the vandals. Hoole is a fantastic place to enjoy all sorts of sports and is well loved by residents of all ages. I am really pleased that the community has rallied round and we need to make it clear to the minority who have carried out this vandalism that this is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Pictures show the state of the vandalised toilets (left) and Greenspace ranger Andy James outside the toilets (above)
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HOOLES Jenny Beyer is planning to organise a promise auction to raise money for the charity Ovacome (the ovarian cancer support group). Said Jenny: My friends mum lost her fight with the illness a few years ago and so me and my friend Isobel Smith thought that it would be a lovely thing to do. All we need is some lovely people to donate one of their skills to help another, for example, offering to do some gardening, washing someones car, doing someones ironing, cutting someones hair etc. Any skill is welcome! Please email Jenny at jennybeyer98@yahoo.comif you would like to donate a little of your time and the idea is that people will then bid for the promises!
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The funding of long-term care is becoming a major political issue, but for many families it is already a burning personal issue. It is estimated that more than 20,000 pensioners were forced to sell their homes to pay for care in 2010 (Source: The Telegraph, November 2010) and that number could be on the increase given rising care costs. In most cases this includes the value of any property owned. However, there are circumstances in which the family home is ignored: if you have a spouse or relative aged 60 or over still living in the home it will not be included within the local authoritys financial assessment. It should also be ignored if your care needs are classed as temporary. In addition, if your other assets, excluding the home, are less than 23,250, then you should not be charged for the first 12 weeks. Those in this situation can request that a legal charge is put on their home rather than selling it upfront. For many people the self-funding route is going to be their only option. It is a worrying prospect as the cost of care can quickly add-up and eat into your savings. On average, someone who requires care in a residential care home will pay 524 per week, and for a nursing care home 722 per week, a huge ongoing amount to find at any age, let alone in later years. However, these are averages across local authority funded and self funded care, many self funders will pay much more than these averages.
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It doesnt take much to work out that you wouldnt have to be in a care home for too long before you or your family had spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on paying fees. In the past, pre-funded care insurance plans were an option aimed at those who think they might need to go into care in the future. But as it stands not one UK insurer provides pre-funded insurance today with the last provider exiting the market in 2010, citing lack of demand. This can provide some certainty for people moving into care, as they know their fees will be guaranteed to be paid for life; their money will not run out and they will not have to move into a local authority-run home later. There is also the reassurance that whatever is left from the sale of the Instead, perhaps the most popular option for paying for long-term care is an immediate care annuity, which pays a tax free fixed income for life, provided that it is paid directly to the care home provider.
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We are all expected to live longer but while that is good news it is likely to mean that more people will need to consider care fees not just for themselves, but also for their parents. It is an issue that many baby boomers are dealing with at this very moment and it is an issue that is unlikely to disappear.
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What was your favourite moment? Local gymnast Beth achieving her bronze? Our rowers dominating the medals? andy Murray achieving the gold or Jessica Ennis showing us what it is to be an all round star athlete? there were so many moments for Britons to feel proud and that was before we even considered the tens of thousands of volunteers!
I was in London at the start of the Olympics and there were volunteers on street corners literally giving out free bottles of water! It was amazing! Britain was bathed in feelings of joy and pride and we all remembered what It was like to wake up and feel good to be alive! When we are lit up by something that inspires us and that is bigger than our own personal ego ,we step into the possibility of miracles. It is no longer about us. It is about the bigger picture. It is about the surge of joy in our hearts. We start to make decisions from our heart not our head. Each successful athlete followed the calling in their heart, the spark of a dream, to be there. As other youngsters were out on the town having fun, they would be in the gym or on the river training hard. There might have been times when they didnt feel like it. There are always times when we wake up in the morning and dont feel like going to work or pushing ourselves to do that bit more. If you are doing it just for yourself then its tough. But if you are coming from an inspired place, it is so much easier.
If you want to earn more money, you can do it the hard way by simply working hard and focussing on the personal wealth youll achieve. Or you could widen your perspective a little and do it for your family and loved ones. On that note, I always recommend that you keep a picture of them on your work desk. However , if you really want to attract lots of money then you need to shift your focus entirely. Recognise that money is simply an exchange of value. Instead of looking at what you can get , look at what value you can give to others. What is your gift? Why were you born on this earth? What would you like to leave as your legacy. Our Olympian athletes have left a powerful legacy for the next generation. Our role is to keep that spirit alive and the best way you can do that personally is to follow your own dream, irrespective of others. In the words of Nike, Just do it!. l Marie-Claire Carlyle coaches people to find their personal direction and to achieve their full potential . She is author of how to become a Money Magnet! (hay house Publishing) , and she will be signing copies of her second book Money Magnet Mindset at Waterstones, Chester on 4th October 10-11am. On 7th October MarieClaire is delivering a one hour Money Magnet workshop at the BSSK show at the Monastery, Manchester (www. themonastery.co.uk). Download her free 10 part e-series on becoming a money magnet at www.marieclairecarlyle.com
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Carla strikes gold in transplant games

TWiCE-kidney-transplanted Hoole resident Carla Phillips, 41, has taken five medals in this years British Transplant Games held in Kent. Carla, who suffered a stroke three years ago and received her second kidney transplant a year later in 2010, won medals, including two golds, in archery, swimming, track and ten pin bowling, for her team from the Royal Liverpool Hospital, which is a renal transplant centre for much of the North West and North Wales. The British Transplant Games took place between the Olympics and Paralympics and attracted competitors from all over the UK, every one of whom has received a solid organ transplant. The games take place annually and are open to competitors of all ages, from 5 85. Events include track and field, swimming, cycling, archery and racquet sports. The opening ceremony, which took place at Rochester Cathedral was a chance to remember those who donated organs so that others may live. Carla says, Without people signing the organ donation register, many of us would not be here, its a great chance for us to show the benefits of organ donation and pay respect to those who gave us the gift of life. The Royal Liverpool Hospital Transplant team comprises of people from all walks of life, and all ages, who have had kidney transplants, explains Carla, who is also an advocate for the UK transplant charity Live Life then Give Life, Every member of the team has an amazing story of survival and a second chance at life. We fund raise together all year round to raise enough money to get us all to the games, and we are very much like a family. Every competitor is an inspiration, we have three members who carried the Olympic torch this year and two of our members have OBEs, we are very much about living life to the full with the incredible gift weve been given. I decided to join the team because I wanted a way to keep fit and I was already an archer, so I thought, why not? Its a wonderful motivation for keeping as fit as possible, and because people with good muscle mass and a healthy lifestyle keep their transplants longer, I really had nothing to lose! The medals were a bonus!
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iT started late afternoon on Saturday. i had woken a little more fragile than normal, managed to cook a full English breakfast and see everybody off safely before collapsing on the bed while trying to remove my socks. My significantly more fragile significant other woke me by dropping something close to the bed in an effort not to make any noise en route to the window. What are you doing? I ask, trying to appear fresh and revived from my siesta. It sounds like an electric screwdriver I was not quite sure how to respond to this and so I lay there awaiting an update on the backyard proceedings. The live feed was buffering. What is it? I asked, caving in to the anticipation. Its an electric screwdriver. What, just sitting there in the backyard screwing itself? Theyre putting up a bracket for a hanging basket. Who are? The people that back on to us, not quite opposite. Two down on the other side. Apparently that is the end of the broadcast and no more is said. A significant amount of time passed without conversation. I was feeling less fragile so get up to look out of the window. The lady who moved in across the back to us (2 down as already reported) had already hung the basket planted up with young plants and was in the process of watering them. What is?
Its smaller than I expected I said as I surveyed her progress. The bracket and the thing... It appeared that I had lost my ability to articulate along with the last few hours of our Cheese and Wine evening. Have they finished hanging it? Yeah. What have they hung from it? A cat! What do you think? Patience seemingly lost somewhere along the way too. As the basket filled up with water the top of the bracket came away from the wall and tipped its contents all over the lady as she reached up with the watering can.
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As the feeling gradually came back to my limbs I was surprised at how little I was suffering compared to the others. A text message confirmed that they had got home safely. The bottles in the recycling clattered as a load reminder of but I was on a roll. By the time Id avoided the X Factor, I was firing on all cylinders. I took a wander into Hoole and broke the Cheese addiction with a bag of chips and a pie. As I began happily devouring my supper, I noticed a bloke crossing over the road. Id spoken to him before but only polite hellos and what happened to the summers. I waited to repeat the protocol rather than appearing rude and shovelling chips into my mouth as I made
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off down Faulkner Street but he had not seen me and headed towards the orange glow of Sainsburys where promptly bumped into two women walking out. They were attractive and dressed for a night out and certainly caught the blokes attention. He apologised, smiled broadly and stepped to one side to allow them to pass. I noticed he wasnt as steady on his feet as I remembered him to be and he simply stood there swaying slightly rather than walking on into the store. The women laughed and thanked him flashing bright smiles and sparkling eyes. There was a hint of recognition in the look on the blonde womans face. Weve met before havent we! She stated rather than questioned. The bloke was obviously under the impression that this was a chat up line. He shifted his weight, puffed out his chest and cracked a broad smile. He was practically glowing. Have we? He said, full of charm and confidence. Yeah, a long time ago. She said. I think you could possibly be the father of one of my kids! She did not laugh, wink or give any other indication that she was pulling his leg. The look of sheer panic that now took over was amazing. The colour drained from his face and he even positioned himself so that he was covering that certain part of his anatomy that would have contributed to such a claim, should the claim have been true. I dont think so. He managed to state amid a mumbled response of varying denial but his expression was one of reflection and having lost the last few hours of my own previous
evening I felt a sense of empathy for the man. To add to his sudden sobering circumstances, the woman appeared to be further confirming her statement. She was trying to work out the date that they met. She was puzzling on whether it was last October or possibly closer to Christmas. Its Alan isnt it? She said and held out her hand to shake it. I watched the blokes legs weaken beneath him and gathered that she was correct. Alan took her hand limply and stared at her some more before taking a sharp intake of breath. You dont remember me do you? She said which appeared to further disable him. Hed put his hands in his pockets and was twisting them deeper as he tried to convince her that she was mistaken. He was happily married. He showed her the ring and it was at this part the woman threw back her head and laughed. Was this all a joke? If so, as much as I admired her brilliance in the delivery of such a brush off and had enjoyed being part of the audience, I also realised it was cruel thing to do. The man looked haunted. His eyes were wide. He showed physical signs of trauma. I was your daughters reception teacher! She was one of my kids last year The relief enveloped him. Embarrassed he apologised. She too apologised and they suddenly became very British about the misunderstanding. I put my empty chip wrapper in the bin beside them and headed home thanking the powers that I lived here in Hoole, able to observe such a rich soap opera of comical genius in the things that surround me.
HOOLE RANGERS FC
Striker shortage brings fine start to a halt

HooLE Rangers FC started the new season really well, winning their first two league games against Crossways and Shaftsbury youth, followed by a first round victory in the Tom Gerraghty cup against Premier league side, Raby Villa. However, our excellent start came to an abrupt end with a Challenge cup defeat against Division 1 side Lodge Bar, losing the game by 2-1 and brought about by our inability to score despite the many chances we created. This was followed by a decent performance and 1-1 league draw away against a very strong Levers side, a result achieved despite being without three of our regular strikers. The games and results so far give us confidence that we have a team capable of challenging for honours this season, but we know that the standard in Chester and District League is improving every year so we really need to play to our potential in every game. Seconds The 2nd team are in Division 1, which once again, boasts a very strong group of teams this year. The unfortunate thing about being a reserve side is that the 1st team pillage their players when they are short, and during August and early September, the number of players on holiday is always high. With significantly weakened sides, they started their league campaign with a defeat against title favourites Lache, followed by a creditable draw against HalfwayHouse Celtic. Their following 2 cup matches also ended in very disappointing defeats, so after four games, the results have not been what we had expected after the very good pre-season. We have had at least six regular players missing every week so far this season, so we are still confident that once we get to full squads each week, the first team will continue with the string of good results, and the reserves will start to turn things around and become the very competitive side we know they are capable of being. Changing rooms We are still working on the changing room plans, but as with all activities of this kind, minor delays have been experienced getting the initial approvals from all stakeholders. While this can be frustrating, it is really important as it will help once we have planning permission, and are looking for approvals and funding to execute the project . As always, we are looking for sponsors this season, helping fund items such as tracksuits, match balls, match fees etc. or maybe helping with the changing room refurbishment project. If any individuals or businesses are interested in working with a very ambitious local football club, please contact me on the e-mail or mobile number given below Training to-date has been held at New Scene on a Monday night, however as the nights draw in, we will once again move to the all weather pitches at Blacon High school. If any new players want to join the club with a view to playing this season, please contact me on mobile / e-mail below and I will advise how you can get involved.
For more information about Hoole Rangers FC please contact Glyn Roberts Mob: 07515 805966 e-mail: Glyn@HooleRangersFC.com Website: www. HooleRangersFC.com
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Sedum spectabile is great value if you like their fleshy, rubbery leaves and flat heads of pink to dark red flowers that are loved by bees in autumn. They enjoy a sunny position and seem to put up with soil types ranging from well drained to heavier clay. The seed heads last well into winter and look lovely with frost on them. I love the stunning flowers of Passiflora caerula, the Passion Flower and wish I could find the right place for it in my garden. This
lovely climber will flower well into autumn. However it likes a moisture retentive well drained soil in a sunny sheltered situation which can be difficult to provide. Growing it next to a sunny wall seems ideal provided you keep the roots watered and avoid windy or frosty areas. The Kaffir Lily or Schizostylis coccinea is easy to grow if your soil is on the moist side and will flower into November. This perennial has grassy leaves and tall stems of pink to red flowers. It is not too late to finish cutting hedges before winter and shortening long stems of shrubs that may be susceptible to wind damage like roses and buddleia. If you want to plant evergreen shrubs, September and early October are good months to do so as their water supply is more reliable so the newly planted shrubs will not dry out. The soil will be warm after the summer so roots will grow away setting the plants up for next year. Perennials like Geraniums, Hostas and Hemerocallis can be divided in autumn but cut back the foliage so the plants concentrate on developing roots before winter.
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By thE rEV anDy GLOVEr AFTER an amazing summer of sport watching the Olympics and the Paralympics and just when we thought that every kind of modern sporting parable in the book had been exhausted Andy Murray popped up in the early hours of September 10th to break the habit of a British lifetime and seal a grand slam mens tennis title. Murrays extraordinary summer and his admirable and absolute persistence after being so near and yet so far from that first elusive grand slam stands out as remarkable. It is surely the icing on an already well decorated summer cake of sport. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again are the lyrics of a Dorothy Fields song from the last century. The idea is lovely and admirable but we all know that such determination and patience, particularly from a starting point of disappointment, or even defeat, is far from easy. And of course persistence can have its dark side. How many of those shady Shakespearean characters come to mind when, like Iago for instance, their persistence towards evil, motivated by sinfulness, knows no bounds? Andy Glover has lived in Hoole with his wife Sue for 22 years. Andy began at Hoole Baptist Church, on Westminster Road, as Youth Pastor, before becoming the Pastor and now Team Leader.
But Andy Murray has displayed positive persistence over quite a time now and we know that such strength of character is reliant on much more than physical development. Time and again, in both the Olympics and Paralympics, we saw the same thing: athletes called on to develop an inner strength as part of their daily training regimes. Athletes find this in a variety of ways.
Over many centuries many of the great Christian spiritual writers, the Church Fathers in particular, regarded their inner strength as being inspired both from the great prayers of the Old Testament Lord let me never give in, give up, give way and from the teaching of Jesus himself. It is not difficult to sum up the Christian Gospel as an essay in the kind of persistence, which sees us believing that we can overcome all obstacles if we have such faith whatever is put in our way. It was Pope Gregory who suggested that persistence is essential if any good is to come of our lives: as the voice of truth tells us he writes whoever perseveres to the end will be saved. St Paul also love the theme of persistence, when he gleaned that some of the Early Churches were slacking in keeping going a discipline of hard work and dedication. His advice, when writing to the Church at Galatia, was that when we are at the point of giving up on something or someone there are three things to remember: First, dont get tired. Secondly, Dont ever give up. And most important of all: You will then, through persistence, reap your true reward. Surely these are the characteristics we want to instil into our children and young people, all to often it can seem that life is to be delivered up on a plate and fame and celebrity life is just about getting yourself in the right place at the right time. We can all have the attitude that life owes us something but the shining example of our athletics and in particular the Paralympics athletics demonstrates that if we are willing to work hard, persist in following our dreams and never give up it is just possible that we can achieve our dreams. As the nights draw in and the summer becomes a distant memory lets us recommit ourselves to these characteristics and apply ourselves in preserving and never giving up so that we too can see our own personal dreams begin to become realities.
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Cllr Bob Thompson
Deputy Liberal Democrat Group Leader Surgery details: Saturday morning outside the Post Office on Cedar Drive, in Hoole, from 10.30am-11am. Saturday morning from 11am-12noon outside the Bromfield Arms in Faulkner Street, Hoole No appointment necessary 5 Ashwood Court, Hoole Tel 342920 Email robert.thompson@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
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Newton ward Cllr Tom Parry (Conservative) 4 Bailey Bridge Close, Chester Mobile: 07789 615246 Cllr Adrian Walmsley (Conservative) 4 Ambleside, Plas Newton, Chester Phone: 01244 340949 Mobile: 07710 583513
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Hoole Lawn Tennis Club Fairfield Road, Hoole Senior Club nights: Monday and Thursday evenings starting at 6pm (Only invited Juniors are permitted to play at these times.) Ladies Mornings: Wednesday Mornings (10am - 12pm) American Tournaments: 2nd Sunday of the month May to September (2pm) Junior Club nights (All sessions FREE for members) Friday evenings April to September inclusive School years 3-6: 4.30pm-5.30pm School Years 7-11: 5.30pm-7.30pm www.hooleltc.hitssports.com Art Society H.A.R.A Centre Westminster Road, Hoole Meets each Thursday from 10am to 2pm at the old girls school
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Hoole Library 91 Hoole Road, Chester Tel: 347401 opening hours: Monday : 2-7pm; Tuesday : 2-5pm Thursday : 9.30am-1pm & 2-7pm Saturday : 9.30am - 1pm Hoole Community Centre Westminster Road Tel 01244 342741 Yoga Dru Yoga Class: Wednesdays 1.302.30pm. Ideal for all ages, shapes and sizes. 5 a session. For information contact Mary on 319509 or mary.clinging@virgin.net Hoole Allotments Prices: 36 (full plot) 18 (half) Concessions: 18 (full plot) 9 (half) For vacancies contact: allotments@chester.gov.uk Tel: 402223
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Hoole United Reformed Church
Hoole Road, Hoole, Chester CH2 3NT Sunday 10.30am Morning Worship (3rd Sunday Holy Communion) Monday 12.15pm: Luncheon Club 5pm: Rainbows 6.15-7.15pm: Cubs 8pm: Keep Fit Tuesday 8pm: Womens Friendship Group (Fortnightly) Wednesday 5.15-6.15pm & 6.30-7.30pm: Beavers 6.15-7.45: Cubs 7.30-9pm: Scouts (every other week) Thursday 10am: Mens Fellowship 2.30pm: Ladies Fellowship Friday 7.30pm: Play Reading (as arranged) Saturday Ramblers Trip (1st Saturday of the month) Social Trips (as arranged) For further details contact the Church Secretary: 01244 349130 www. Hooleurc.org.uk
Churches are not just used on a Sunday, they are a focal point for community life, with youth clubs, Scouts, keep fit, slimming clubs and toddlers groups meeting there
All Saints Church and Centre
Hoole Road, Hoole, Chester. CH2 3HZ Sunday 9am: Holy Communion 10.45am Morning Praise (inc 1st All Age Worship; 2nd & 5th Holy Communion) 6.30pm Evening Praise ( 1st & 3rd Holy Communion) 6pm: Franks (14-18 yr olds) Monday 10am: Minis Toddler Group 1pm: Dinkies (for parents & babies under 1) 7pm: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra 6pm: Zumba Tuesday 9.30am, 12noon, 6.15pm & 7pm: World 10am: Caf @ All Saints 5pm: Rainbows
Slimming
Wednesday 9.45am: Bible Study Fellowship for the benefit of people in the community. 5pm: Pathfinders Club Night 6.30pm: Arabic Dance Thursday 2.30pm: Senior Residents 7.30pm: B-It Theatre Company 7.15pm: Alpha Course Friday 10am: Minis Toddler Group Saturday 9.30am: B-It Theatre Company For further details contact the church minister: Rev John Kirkland Office: Tel: 01244 322056 Email: office@allsaintshoole.org Website: www.allsaintshoole.org
Hoole Baptist Church
Hoole Lighthouse Centre, Westminster Road, Hoole, Chester CH2 3AU Sunday 10.30am: Morning Celebration in Hoole Community Centre 10.30am: Pulse - Church with a heart for the family (1st Sunday each month) Monday 5.30pm: SODA Club - Dads & children (school years 1&2) (1st Monday each month) 7.45pm: CAP Money Management Course please contact us for exact details of this 3 week course
CHURCHES IN HOOLE
Wednesday 9.30am & 1.30pm: Hoolitots Toddler Group Thursday 5.30pm: Trackers Youth Club (school yrs 3-6) 7.15pm: Alpha Course 7.30pm: DBiz Youth Club (School years 7-9) 7.30pm: Base Camp Youth Group (School years 10-13) Friday 4pm: DBiz Coffee Bar 8pm: DBiz Youth Club (School years 9 & above) Saturday 10am: Who Let the Dads Out - Toddler Group (1st Saturday each month) 10am: Crossway Colts Football Coaching (school years 3-6) 11.10am: Crossway Colts Football Coaching (school years 7-11) For further details contact the church minister: Rev Andy Glover Office:Tel: 01244 312037 Email:office@hbc.org.uk Website www.hbc.org.uk Friday Evening Choir Fellowship, 7.30pm til 9pm, all welcome, turn up to sing, contact John Evans on Chester 674878 Saturday Morning Chester Toy Library, 10am til 11.30am, come to borrow toys and have a cup of tea/coffee with teacakes or toast, contact Sally Banks on Chester 311019 Plus Regular Concerts. Contact John Evans on Chester 674878 For further details contact the church minister: Rev Paul Taylor Office:Tel: 01244 321950 Email: R-TAYLOR2@sky.com
Hamilton Street Methodist Church
Hamilton Street, Hoole, CH2 3JG www.hoolemethodistchurch.org.uk Sunday 10.30am: Morning Worship 7.45pm: Chester Male Voice Choir Monday Evening Craft Club, contact Alison Nolan on Chester 347305 for details Tuesday Evening Ladies Circle, 7.45-9pm, every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. Contact Jill Armitage on 300528 for details Thursday Morning StaynPlay, 10,00am til 11.30am, turn up and enjoy
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